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JOHN RAPHAEL ROGERS, OE CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ROGERS TYPOGRAPI-I COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEY JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Il atent No. 437,139, dated September 23, 1,890.

Application filed February 24, 1890. Serial No. 341,609. (No model.)

T @ZZ whom, t may concern: application for United States Letters Patent,

Be itknown that I, JOHN RAPHAEL ROGERS, Serial No. 347,079, iiled April 8, 1890, by Fred a citizen of the United Stat-es, and' a resident E. Bright, for vimprovements in typographs, of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State the inventions respectively set forth in this 5 of Ohio, have invented certain new and usemy application and in the said Brights apful Improvements in Typographs, of which plication all being the property of the Rogers the following isla specification, the principle Typograph Company, a corporation under the of the'invention being herein explained, and laws of the State of New Jersey, and it will be the best mode in which I have contemplated understood that my invention does not con- 6c ro applying that principle so as to distinguish it sistin the construction claimed insaidBi-ights from other inventions. application. As regards all construction to My invention includes, respectively, differwhich claim is laid,-broadly, in this my apent members ot a machine, which latter has plication, and also more narrowly in the said as its object and result, briefly stated, assem- Brights application, it should be understood I5 bla-ge of character or space members into a that my invention consists solely in the subline of composition, copy of said line, and ject-matter of suoli broader claims, and does preparation of the machine for a repetition not consist in the subject-matter of said narof the foregoing. nower claims. The mechanism for ejecting The improvements, which relate to the prothe type-bar from the casting-chamber, the 7o 2o duction of a copy of aline of composition,are trimming mechanism, and the cam mechanimprovements in mechanism for justifying a ism for reciprocating the mold-slide are not line of composition and improvements in herein particularly described, as they form mechanism for casting a type-bar from such part ofthe above application of Bright. line. Referring to said drawings, Figure lis a 75 25 The invention has been devised with espeperspective view of a typograph embodying cial reference to the mechanism for assemthe invention. Fig. 2is a perspective view on bling and distributing character and space a larger scale Vthan the preceding view, repremembers illustrated in the drawings and desenting a portion of the typograph and showscribed in the specilication of United States ing the upper section of the mold in an ar 8o 3o Letters Patent, No. 389,108, granted Septembitrarily-raised position. Fig. 3 is a detail ber 4, 1888, to Hoyt, Ruthrautt du WVagner, for perspective view, portions being broken away machine for making stereotype-matrices upon to disclose the spaces, space-shaft, space-supthe application and assignment of myself. porter, and connected mechanism, said iig- Instead of employing bars having characters ure also showing in position a cap-plate de- 3 5 formed in relief on their lower ends, as shown tachably fitted on the right-hand end portion in said patent, I herein employ bars having of the mechanism, said cap-plate havingbeen their vertical edges formed withintaglio charremoved in Fig. 2, in order to better disclose acters adapted to directly cast type, the' prothe spacesupporteractuating mechanism, duct of such casting being a stereotype-line which said cap-plate covers in the complete 9o 4o plate in copy of type-matrices and the spaces, machine. Fig. 4 illustrates in perspective the and is called a cast type-bar. compressor-shaft and connectingmechanism. The annexed drawings and the following Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the same description set forth in detailone mechanical features of invention as are shown in the form of embodiment lof the invention, such preceding view, but in different positions. 45 detail construction illustrating the principle Eig. 6 is a perspective of some of the mechanof the invention and being but one of various ism shown in the two preceding views and different mechanical forms in which such representing the members in diiferent relative principle of invention may be used. Such position than in either of said views. Fig. 7 drawings and description set forth a certain is an elevation in vertical section through the roo 5o construction of members which are in commold-sections, space-supporter, and connectmon with the drawings and description of an ed mechanism, showing in detail the seating of the metal-discharge conduit and the mechanism for closing and opening the mold. Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view of the two moldsections and also shows the construction of the mold-slide relative thereto. Fig. S is a detail View of the lower mold-section in plan and ahorizontal sectional View of certain portions of the line-assembling portion of the machine. Fig. 9 is a top plan View, partly in section, showing the mechanism for operating the space-supporter. Fig. 10 illustrates in perspective the metal-pot and its operatingeonnections, also a portion ot the main driving-shaft. Fig. 11 is a detail perspective showing the discharge-comluit of the metal-pot. Fig. 12 represents in top plan diagrammatic View t-he cams on the main driving-shaft, together with the pulleyand its pawl-connection. Fig. 13 is an edge elevation ot' the compound space. Fig. 14C is a perspective of said space. Fig. 15 is a detail view representing a compound space in side elevation, the space-wayin transverse section, and the win g-space-scction guide in transverse section. Fig. 1G illustrates the compressor-shaft and its groove for deflecting the compressing-arm. Fig. 17 shows in detail the upper or supporting end of a matrixbar. Fig. 18 is aperspeetive of a east type-bar, the product of the machine. Fig. 19 is an elevation of the cam mechanism which operates the metal pump. Fig. 20 is a diagrammatic elevation of the cam mechanism which operates the metal-pot. Fig. 21 is a detail showing the means for holding the matrix-carrier above its lowest possible point. Fig. 22 is an interior elevation of the pulley, showing its groove. Figs. 23, 2st, and 25 respectivelyillustrate suecessive positions ot the matrix-bars and their two-lip latch in the latters operation. Fig. 2G is an outline perspective of the matrixframe and key-board, showing the relation diagrammatically of these parts to the casting mechanism when in their assembled position. Fig. 27 isa perspective with portions of the machine broken away to disclose the relation of the space-shaft, space-distributor, and space-releasing mechanism to each other. Fig. 2S illustrates in perspective the two mold-sections as detached from the machine and opened so as to disclose the faces et both sections. Fig. 29 is an elevation in transverse section through the casting-chamber with the two mold-sections closed. Fig. 30 is a perspective of a detached wing-section of the compound space. Fig. 31 is an enlarged perspective of the space-shaft and spaeeway having certain portions broken away to disclose their construction at their meetingpoint. Fig. 32 is a side elevation of the metalpot and casting mechanism and certain means for heating the same. Fig. 553 is a transverse elevation of the same features shown in Fig. 3Q. Fig. 3l is a detail perspective view showing the eharaeter-mcmber guides or checks.

The matriX-earrierA has a front central leg a, which rests on a base c', Fig. 6, when the matrix-carrier is in position for the assemblage of the matrix-bars in a line of composition. The matrix-carrier is pivoted at its rear portion to stationary supports CL2 of thc machine, and when the matrix-carrier is in lowered position, either for assembling the matrix-bars or for casting from the latter, it is supported by its pivotal connections with said stationary supports a2 and by said front leg a, resting either on base e or base d3, Figs. 2, (l, and 21. Said two bases project radially from and are rigid with the hereinafter-de scribed counter-shaft ll, base c being of greater radial projection than base ci. Base a maintains the matrix-carrier slightly elevated above its lowest possible position, so that when the matrix-bars are being assembled in the line ot composition their lower ends may be free from frietional contact with the matrix-bar rest C2, located immediately below said line. Base a" maintains the matrix-carrier in its lowest possible position, which position is proper for taking the cast of the assembled line, and in such casting position the matrix-bars have their lower ends resting upon said rest C2 to align them.

The ways B, which are carried by the matrix-carrier, and which in turn directly carry the matrix-bars C, have assemblage portions and distributive portions. The portions of the ways on which the matrix-bars are suspended when assembled together in a line of composition are assemblage portions, while the portions of the ways on which the matrixbars are suspended, either while distributed or while being distributed, are distributive portions.

T he character-bars C are maintained in their distributive positions on the ways li, as the inatriX-carrier is in lowered position suit- -able for assembling the matrix-bars, by twolip latches C, which latter are operated by suitable key-connections. Each characterbar C has one side of its upper extremity formed with a beveled edge c, said beveled edge permitting the passing of the appropriate lip of the latch between two characterbars.

The latches C', Fig. 2G, are loosely fitted and have longitudinal rocking bearing in brackets c, secured to bow C3, said bow being loosely mounted on tlie frame C1 of the matrix-earrier, so as to have limited independent movement thereon, the ends ol the bow being loosely fitted in slotted bearings e, which latter are rigid with trame C, and le vers c", pivoted to said frame, having their rear ends adapted to engage with the ends ol' bow Ci", and having their forward ends connected to chains (J5, said chains extending forwardly and downwardly and there connected to the lower stationary frame-work of the machine. 'lhe construction is such that when the matrix-carrier is swung rearwardly l'or the purpose of distributingthe character members, the bow C3 is moved by the levers e" away from the ways B suflieiently to permit the character members to travel rear- IOO IIO

wardly on their said ways free from engagement with the latches C', the bow C3 being moved by the levers e9, the latter being operated when the chains C5 become taut and carry the latches clear from the path of the character members as the latter pass into their complete distributed position. After the character members are so distributed and when the matrix-carrier is swung in its reverse movement forwardly into position suitable for assembling the character members the chains C5 become slack and the levers '09 permit bow C3 to fall by its own gravity in bearings cs, so as to again carry the latches C toward ways B, and said latches are thereupon located in position suitable for engaging with the distributed character members-and locking the latter against assembling movement on the ways, except as released by the latches under key operation.

Character-member guides or checks D are located, respectively, to the right and left of the path of movement of the matrix-bars as the latter pass down on the distributive portions of the ways to the assemblage port-ions, said character-member or check guides being wires substantially parallel with ways B and having their stems d parallel with and below the assemblage portions of the ways, the forward end of each said wires D being secured to the front central standard a4 of the matrix-carrier, while the body of said Wire projects rearwardly and in lateral inclination from said path of movement of the' 1n atrix-bars, said rearwardly and laterally projecting extremity of such wire being disconnected from any support and having free spring action. These Wires furnish a cushion-bearing for any improperly-swinging matrix-bars as the latter approach the assemblage portions of the ways B, temporarily checking the travel of the lower portion of such matrix-bars, arrestingtheirlateral swing, and restoring' equilibrium to them, thereby obviating any tendency of such matrix-bars to cross or interlace with each otherin movement interfering with normal operation. The foot of a matrix-bar C travels ahead of the eye on account of the friction of the way, while the foot of the matrix-bar has only the resista-nce of the air. It is desirable, therefore, in order to have the matrix-bar go around the curve in the angular way B and enter the channel between the two parallel planes of the assemblage portions of the ways l5, that the foot of the matrix-bar should be checked up so as to allow the eye of the matrix-bar to catch up therewith and thereby cause the matrix-bar to glide into said channel in correct position. When two matrixbars follow each other closely, one coming from one side ofthe matrix-carrier and the other coming from the other side of said carrier, there would be a tendency for them to strike each other and lock together in the head or upperpart of said channel. Especially would such a tendency obtain when the foot of one matrix-bar swings forward farther than the foot of the other matrix-bar, and to obviate such tendency is the object of these guides or checks D. In addition to such checking of the advance travel of the foot of the matrix-bar, the guides or checks feause each matrix-bar to be deiected slightly from its regular course across the head of said channel, thereby bringing such matrix-bar directly in the path of a matrix-barfollowingit from the other side of the matrix-carrier, and thus tending to prevent the locking or clogging in the head of the channel.

Treadle E, Figs. l, 2, and l2, is connected to the lower extremity of a chain c, the upward extremity of said chain being connected to a pulley c loose on main driving-shaft F. Said shaft carries a rigid housingf, in which a spring-pawl f works, and the adjacent face of said pulley c has a groove f2, with which said pawl engages, while a coil-spring f3 has one end secured to said pulley and its opposite end secured to shaft F. The construction of said members is such that one stroke of the treadle causes said pulley-ratchet to engage with said pawl, so as to rotate shaft F a one-half revolution, and upon release of the treadle-spring f 3 returns the pulley to its previous position, while shaft F remains stationary.

The right-hand end of shaft F is provided with a cam g, Figs. 2 and 12, which engages with a pin g', projecting from the rear end of a slide-link g2, which latter is secured to the rear extremity of a connecting-rod. G. This rod G is reciprocated in one direction by cam g and in the opposite direction by spring h. Said slide-link is connected to shaft F by a guide g3, rigid with said shaft and tting in the opening of the slide-link. The forward extremity of connecting-rod G is pivoted to an arm h, rigidly secured to the right-hand end of counter-shaft H. Said counter-shaft is provided with a coil-sprin g h', having one end secured thereto, While its opposite end is secured to a stationary part of the machine, said springl when under tension being adapted to rotate the counter-shaft forwardly. Said counter-shaft extends from the right-hand side of the machine horizontally to about the central cross-portion of the machine and has rotary movement in suitable bearings c, projecting from the stationary part of the ma` chine. The left-hand end of said countershaft has keyed to it a pinion h2, Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, which gears with a rack h3, formed on the forward portion of compressor-shaftK,

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Said groove is in part of its length oblique to the longitudinal axis of the compressorshaft, its rear portion being parallel with the longitudinal axis of said shaft, while its for ward portion inclines from said rear branch simultaneously toward the front and lett side of the machine. The adaptation of said pin and angular groove is to cause the compressorshaft to be :rotated sufficiently on its longitudinal axis as the shaft is longitudinally moved rearward hby the pinion-and-rack gearing to cause the compressing-arm to be deilected laterally toward the left side of the machine, and thereby throw said arm to one side of the path of movement of the character or space-members as the latter are assembled or distributed with reference to the line of composition, and thus avoid interference with the movement ol the matrices. Said angular groove also fulfills the office of bringing the compressing-arm parallel with the members of such line as said pinion and rack operate to longitudinally move the compressor-shaft forwardly. Said pinion ZL2 is provided with an arm ZL", Figs. l, 5, and 2l, having recess ZL, in which lng Z on the compressor-shaft is adapted to lock, said lug ZL6 being rigidly secured to the compressor-shaft rearwardly of its rack ZLg and adapted to depend in vertical plane below the compressor-shaft as the latter is at the limit of its forward longitudinal movement, the locking-arm Zr* being at such time located parallel with and below the eompresser-shaft, and its recess h5 then so interlocking with said lug 7L as to positively lock the compressor-shaft against longitudinal.

movement.

The space-shaft L, Figs. 2 and 3, is located parallel with and above the com pressor-shaft, and its forward extremity is provided with a pinion Z, which gears with a rack Z', formed on the upper extremity of a bar Z2, which has longitudinal sliding movement within a supporting-sleeve Z3, said sleeve having its upper end inclining toward the front of the machine and its lower end inclining toward the rear of the machine. The lower extremity of said bar Z2 is provided with a parallel cent-ral slot Z, in which loosely fits the forward extremity of a lever L', the rear extremity of said lever having suspended therefrom a weight To the forward central portion of rack-bar Z2 is secured an arm Z, projecting at right angles therefrom and loosely fitted in a longitudinal slot Z7, Figs. 4t and 5, formed in sleeve Z3. A block ZS projects laterally from the forward extremity of said arm Z, and is adapted to be locked in a recess Z", formed in the lower extremity of a bell-crank L2, and when so locked it prevents rack-bar Z2 from upward longitudinal movement, as said rack-bar is under the influence of weight Z5.

The forward extremity of the upper arm of bell-crank L2 is provided with a laterally-projecting pin Z1, which is adapted to engage with a recess Z, formed in the forward extremity of lockingarm h4, said engagement of pin Zm in recess Z11 operating to withdraw recess Zil of the bell-crank from block Z8 of arm Z, Fig. 5, and thereby permitting rack-bar Z2 to be operated by the weight' Z5. Rack-bar Z2 is operated in its reverse movement by engagement of arm Zt with arm Z as countershaft Il is rotated rearwardly, and the same serving to effect the following several operations: .rotation of the space-shaft L in movement reverse to that by which the compound spaces expand and justify the line of compo sition, lowering of arm Z, so that bell-crank L2 may byit-s own gravity interlock with said arm Z, depressing the forward extremity of lever L', so that the rear extremity of said lever is raised, together with weight ShaftL constitutes a space-carrier common to all the spaces, and on said space-carrier may be assembled a plurality ot' spaces, respectively, at different points of the composed line.

On the space-shaft L, Figs. 3, Ll, and 5, are f1tted a series of compound spaces, respectively, lformed in two sections, the adjacent faces of which sections are respectively inclined revcrsely to each other, one section M being a disk having a central square opening m corresponding to the square cross-section of the shaft L, said space-disk being adapted to have free sliding movement longitudinally on said space-shaft and to be rocked with the latter. rlhe other section M of cach space is formed as a wing having a circular opening loosely fitted on a circular hub m of disk M. That portion of the wing-section M' which is adjacent to the casting-mold has a depending foot m2, which extends to about the lower periphery of disk-section M, and is provided with a toe m3, which depends from the forward portion of said foot beyond the periphery of said disk-section. Said toe mi is constructed to loosely fit in a guard-groove m", formed in the bed-plate of the machine parallel with the space-shaft, said groove permitting said toe to have travel longitudinally therein and guarding the toc from having movement such as would be possible by a rocking movement of the wing-section on hub m', and thus said groove acts as a guard to prevent rocking movement of the wing-section while the disksection of the compound space is being rocked. 'lhe wing-section has its face adjacent to the disk -section inclining upwardly and away from the latter, while the face of the disksection which is adjacent to the wingsection is inclined in the reverse direction to the inclination of the adjacent face of said wingsection, the degree of inclination heilig the same for each of said inside faces of the two sections of the compound space. The disks etion has its outside face formed at right angles to space-shaft L, while the wing-sec tion has its outside face formed also at right angles to said space-shaft. As the space-shaft rocks toward the mold to justify the line of composition it correspondingly rocks the disk-sections thereon, while the wing-sections arc maintained without rocking move- IOO IIO

mentV thereon. As the space-shaft rocks to justify the line of composition, it correspondingly rocks the disk-sections thereon, while the Wing-sections are maintained without rocking, thereby causing the inclined engaging-faces of the disk-sections, respectively, with their companion wing-sections, to have movement such as results in moving the noninclined faces of the disk-sections and wingseotions away from each other, while maintaining said non-inclin ed faces at right angles to the space-shaft. Hence the character members which may be assembled in a line of composition against these compound spaces are maintained throughout their lengths parallel to each other while the line of composition is justified.

Space-shaft L is provided with a rigid pin Z15, Fig. 27, which works in a grooveZ, formed in a sleeve L4, said sleeve being loosely fitted over shaft Lintermediate of pinion Z and that portion of the shaft in which the spaces are assembled, said sleeve being rigidly secured to the stationary f rame-work of the machine at a point adjacent to said space-assemblage portion of shaft L. That portion of space-shaft L which is inclosed Within said sleeve LA1 rocks freely therein and is also supported thereby, said sleeve being of such length as to permitv shaft L to have a limited longitudinal movement therein. Said groove Z1G of said sleeve is formed oblique to the length of said sleeve, and hence as shaft L is rocked said pin-and-groove mechanism Z15 Z1G causes said shaft L to have a longitudinal movement simultaneously with its rocking movement, such longitudinal movement of the space-shaft being adapted to carry the compound spaces with the latter, so that as the shaft rocks and the assembled spaces expand the line of composition said spaces are simultaneously bodily moved transversely to their planes of rotation, such longitudinal movement of the space-shaft L, being in the direction of the takeup of the spaces as the latter have their disk-sections rocked, maintaining said spaces steady, allowing them to move Without 'crampingor binding on said shafts, and giving the spaces the free movenient desirable to well accomplish their office of justifying the line of composition.

Space-shaft L has its rear extremity connected with a spaceway L5, Figs. 2, S, and 27, said shaft and waybeing of the same size and shape in cross-section. When said shaft and way have their sides in the same planes, the joint between them is such as to permit the spaces to pass readily from one to the other.

Space-shaft L, Fig. 3l, is provided at its end adjacent to Way L5 with a tenon Z, circular in cross-section, fitted loosely in a corresponding mortise Z1S and having a transverseV annular groove Z19,in'which loosely fits the free extremity of a pin Z2() rigidly secured to way L5. This construction permits shaft L to have rocking movement independent of way L5 and to have longitudinal movement vreleased at will of the operator.

together with way L5, the upper end of Way L5having free longitudinal sliding bearing in a suitable support z', so that the said shaft and way may jointly have the described longitudinal reciprocation.

A space-distributer L5, Fig. 27, is loosely fitted on the space-shaft and spaceway and is adapted to be moved by the operators hand rearwardly along them, so as to carry all spaces to the rear side of the pivotaltwo-liplatch L7, by which said spaces are maintained until The upper portion of said space-distributer is provided with a suitable guide-eye Aewhich loosely1 iits about the handle-guide z3, said handle-guidey extending in such direction and so formed asto properly conduct the handle end of said space- Y distributer as the latter performs its office. Said way L5 inclines upwardly and rearwardly from shaft L and in lateral inclination toward the right of the machine, so as to permit spacedistributer Lft-o carry all spaces from shaftL rearwardly on way L5 out 0f the path of movement of the matrix-bars. Said way L5 has sufficient inclination to cause the spaces to be assembled by gravity, as they are respectively released one at a time by said two-lip latch L5, said latch being pivoted on a support Z21 and having its stem connected by a small rod Z22 to a lever P3, said lever being adapted to be oscillated by a key Z24, carried by and having reciprocating longitudinal movement on the matrix-carrier A. Said key Z2L is carried by the matrix-carrier, and when the latter is in position for assembling a line of composition said key maybe pressed down by the operator, so as to depress the power end of lever Z25, and said lever then operates the space-latch mechanism to release a space, said key having a sliding movement in suitable guiding-supports formed on the matrix-carrier. A guide Z25 insures the deflection and delivery of the wing-section of the compound spacesinto groove m4 of the bed-plate.

The space-supporter N, Figs. 2, 7, and 9, is provided with a tongue n, projecting rearwardly and having sliding bearing on the bed-plate of the machine through a suitable guideway. The rear extremity of said tongue is connected to a transverse lever n', pivoted to the rear portion of the machine and suitably connected at its rear extremity to the right-hand end of a rod n2. Said rod is longitudinally parallel with the machine-bed and has its left end provided, respectively, with a forward stop a5 and a rearward stop n4, and between said two stops an arm a5 is loosely fitted over the rod, so as to have transverse movement thereon without moving the rod except as said arm engages With either of said two stops. Said arm a5 has its opposite and forward extremity secured rigidly at right angles to the rear side of the mold-slide l), and said arm has free lateral movement in a transverse slot a6, formed in the rear part of the machine-bed. As the mold-slide P moves IOO IIO

forward toward the line of composition arm it is thereby carried forward and engages against stop n, moving connecting-rod n2 toward the right of the machine, and thereby causing lever a to force the space-supporter N against the spaces in the line of composition. Said engagement of members operates to maintain the space-supporter in suitable pressure against the spaces until after the type-bar has been cast,whereupon by the rearward movement of the mold-slide l the arm m5 is carried toward the left side of the machine, thereby releasing connecting-rod a2 from pressure toward the right of the machine, and said arm yn.5 engages with stop n", so as to draw connecting-rod n2 toward the left ofthe machine, and thereby retract space-supporter N from the spaces. Said mold-slide I has reciprocating movement in a horizontal line and is rigidly connected (sce Fig. Tl) withthe lower sect-ion p of the casting-chamber, the upper seetionp ofthe casting-chamber being hinged to said slide I by a knuckle-jointp, said two sections having the forward portions of their adjacent faces suitably formed to constitute a casting-chamber p3.

Yoke P is a metal plate, which hastwo depending side portions detachably clamped rigidly to the frame-work of the machine, respectively, on opposite sides of the guidcway, in which mold-slide l reciprocates, the body portion of said yoke having its lower facelecated above the aligning-plate lisuf cientl y to permit of the upward swinging movement of the upper mold-section p.

lVhen slide l is moved toward the rightof the machine, brace P2 is brought; upright in strongly-slantng position between the yoke P and the upper mold-section p', maintaining the uppcrsection of the mold in securelyfixed position as the casting-metal expands in cooling.

Lying on the upper face of upper mold-section p is the aligning-plate P3, and has opening 1.1,in which works brace P2. The rear portion of said aligning-plate is connected with the upper mold-section p by a springpressure device p5, which tends to throw it forward. A screw p projects on the forward extremity of the upper mold-section p and passes loosely through a slot p7 in the aligning-plate, thus properly holding the latter down onto mold-section p', while permitting it to have free spiii1g-} nessed sliding movement on said mold-section, the construction of said members being such as to cause said aligning-plate to project forwardly under operation of the spring-pressure device pi sutiiciently to have said aligning-plate engage with the character members in the line ot' composition and to bring said character members into alignment prior to the engagement of the casting-mold with said character members, the spring-pressure device p5 and slot p7 operating to permit the upper mold-section p to be carried forwardly against the line ol' composition in sliding movement beneath the aligning-plate. lVhcn said aligning-plate cngages with the shoulders c7 of thematrix-bars, the matrix-carrier is in itslowest possible position and the matrix-bars have their lower ends resting on rest C2, and said matrix-bars, being loosely fitted on the ways l by their oblon g eyes c', are permitted to have their respective matrices brought into accurate alignment and are at the same time longitudinally clamped between said alignii'lg-plate P3 and said matrix-bar rest C2.

Mold-slide I) is longitudinally reeiprocated by suitable mechanism connecting same with the main driving-shaft F, and inasmuch as such connecting mechanism may be of any desired character the form herein shown in the drawings is not further described by me, and constitutes no part of my invention.

A matrix-bar bearing Q is located parallel with the mold and in front of and higher than thc latter, said hearing being for the rear edges oi the matrix-bars above their matrices. The wall q to the right of rest C2 is located in the same vertical plane with said bearing Q and lower than the mold-guides and provides bearing for the lower ends of the matrix-bars, the mold being adapted by the forward movementof mold-slide P to compress the matrixbars between it on their front edges and said bearing Q and right wall of groove (l on their rear edges, such compression of the matrixbars serving to closely seal their joints with the mold.

The melting-pot R, Figs, l. and l0, is suspended from trunnions r, and is oscillated in forward and rearward movement by an arm R', having its lower portion rigidly secured to the back central portion of the melting-pot, while the upper extremity ot said arm is provided with a link fr', within which the main driving-shaft is loosely fitted, said arm extending from the melting-pot to said drivingshaft in a direction upwardly and toward the rear ot the machine. The upper portion of said link /r is provided with a lateral stud r2, which rides on the upper periphery of a cam r", rigid with said driving-shaft. The lower portion of said link o" is provided with ala-tcral stud o", which engages with the lower portion of theperipheryof the @ami-f. The construction of such members is to cause a positive movement of the melting-pot forward and upward during a certain portion ofthe revolution of the main driving-shaft ll and to cause a positive withdrawal of said. meltingpot from said forward and. upward position back to its normal position during a certain other part of the revolution of said drivingshaft.

The melting-pot may be heated by any suitable means. In Figs. 32 and 33 ot' the drawings l, however, show one form of heating means which I have heretofore used, the same consisting of a gas-burner Rgof circular shape supported beneath the 1n citing-pot and having a gas-supply pipe r?, provided with a valve 0' to regulate the supply. Between said valve and burner a flexible pipe 0" is located, which ICO IIO

connects with an auxiliary burner R3, supported on the primary conduit s of said meltingpot. A hood R4 covers the melting-pot to assist in concentrating` the heat, and a dcflector R5 is secured in front of the secondary cond uit s2 ofthe melting-pot for the saine purpose. It will be understood that the reason why I do not show said heating meansin certain other of the 4 drawings illustrating t-he same mechanical members shown in said Figs. 32 and 33 is because it would detract from the clear representation therein of the said mechanical members.

The melting-pot is provided with a forcepump S, operated by a lever S', said lever having a spring S2, which tends to maintain it in lowered position, and being connected with a link S3, whose upper extremity is engaged with a cam s, rigid with the main driving-shaft F. During acertain portion of the revolution of the main driving-shaft said link S3 is operated so as to raise the plunger of the force-pump ready for' thelattcrs action, while at another portion of the revolution of said drivin g-shaft said spring S2 becomes operative to draw lever S downward, and thereby cause the plunger of said force-pum p to eject molten metal from the melting-pot through the in termediate discharge into casting-chambery.

The force-pump S, Fig. IO, is provided with a primary conduit s', rigid therewith. A secondary conduit s2 has its rear extremity connected to the forward extremity of said primary conduit by a universal-joint connection s3. The forward extremity of said secondary conduit s2is provided with a nozzle s4, Figs. 7 and l l havi n ga semi-spherical end, over which loosely lits a cap S5, a screw SG being threaded into the central top of said nozzle, while the stem of said screw is loosely fitted in a hole S7, formed in the central top of said cap. The head of said screw s6 has bearing on the top of said cap s, and the relative dimensions of said members are such that said cap may have a limited movement in any direction over said nozzle, so as to conform itself accurately to the opening p12, which passes completely through the central part of the forward portion of lower mold-section p and into the lower portion of the forward central part of upper mold-section p. Said opening pwis formed -with front and rear straight-sided walls p13 in that portion thereof which is located in same plane with casting-chamberp, and cap S5 is formed with straight exterior front and rear sides 88, which exactly iit between said walls p13, said walls p13 inclining toward each other as they extend upwardly; and walls ss also inclining toward each other as they extend u pwardly, said cap S5 may be wedged in said opening p12.

In the drawings I have shown the engaging wall of the melting-pot discharge-conduit as conical; but it may be of otherform, provided the same corresponds with the foregoing description.

Both the nozzle s4 and the cap S5 are provided with lateral discharge openings 59, adapted to be located in the same plane and to communicate with casting-chamberp3when said cap S5 has been thrust upwardly as far as possible within opening` p12. The upper portion of said openingpl?, Figs. 8 and 2S, forms at itsfront side a semicireular recess r10,having an ing-ate for the molten metal from the meltin g-pot to be discharged into the mold-chamber p3, said recess being form ed in the rear wall of the mold-chamber and opposite to the front open side of the mold-chamber, which is for presentation to theline of composition. The mold-chamber has said recess T10 formed therein midway of its length, andhas two end portions 712 respectively located on opposite sides of said recess, and the spherical conduit of the melting-pot is constructed to vfit within said recess and to have its lateral discharge oriflce register with the ingate, the upper portion of said opening p12 being of such dimension relative to the discharge-conduit of the melting-pot that the extreme upper portion of said discharge-conduit may pass above the plane of the mold-chamber and thereby bring its lateral discharge-orifice S9 int-o same plane with the in gate and the mold-ch amber. Should the discharge-conduit so expand by heat that it will notat any operation pass up into opening p12 quite so far as it does under normal conditions, said lateral orifice s'J may still register sufficiently with said ingate, and at the same time the discharge-conduit will be wedged tightly between the front and rear walls p13 of said opening p12, said front wall of opening p12 being located at the central rear portion of the mold opposite its open 4front side, while said rear wall of openingp12 is located to the rear of said front wall, and between said front and rear walls p13 the spherical discharge-conduit of the meltingpot is constructed to be tightly wedge-fitted.

The object and advantage of forming the said recess T10 in the rear wall of the moldchamber and providing said recess with an ingate is that therebythe roughness incident to breaking .oft the sprue of the cast type-bar R6 may be formed at a point thereon which will not be a part of no: interfere with the base of the cast type-barthat is, that the roughness caused by the broken sprue of thetype-bar shall be formed in a line thereon other than the line of the base, to the end that a number of desirable objects may be thereby obtained: first, that the rough portion caused by breaking off the sprue may project from the cast type-barin such a manner as not to require being shaved or cut off in anywise preparatory to the proper condition of the type-bar for use; secondly, that.

all dimensions of the cast type-bar, alike as to length, thickness, and height, may depend solely on the mold, which avoids cutting or when the diseharge-eoiuluitof the meltingpot is withdrawn from said recessed ingate by its downward movement substantially at right angles to the plane ol the mold-chamber and said ingate the nozzle ot' said conduit thereby cuts oft the sprue or any slight projection from the sprue portion of the cast type-bar R, Fig. 1S, leaving the latter with an arch Ir13 in its bot-tom, and the roughness where the sprue is broken oli being within said arch `rl above theline ofthe base or bottom of the type-bar, the rough portion where the sprue is broken oft being thus without injury or detriment to the desired use ol' the type-bar, so that it need not be trimmed orin anywise changed, and the type-bar is also provided with two base-supports 1", respectively formed in its end portions on opposite sides of said bottom arch Irl, said base-supports Ir being as true and smooth as a mold can form.

The upper mold-section p is swung open after the type-,bar has been cast by pinp, loosely iitted in au opening pm formed transversely in the lower mold-section 1), the top ot said pin having engagement against the bottom of the upper mold-section p', while the bottom ot' said pin has free sliding engagement with an incline p" in the bed of the machine below the lower mold-section j).

lwo ejcctors p17 respectively depend from yoke l, the upper extremity of each ejector being suitably formed, in connection with the co-operating construction of the guideway in which it works, so as to cause the ejectors to properly operate to discharge the cast typebar as the upper mold-section p moves rearwardly and upwardly. The cast type-bar is discharged into galley .2', to be taken l` rom said galley by the hand ot the operator and properly placed on the trimming mechanism, so as to be suitably trimmed priorto being taken from the machine and set up in column or page form ot' composition. lhis trimming mechanism T, located on the left-hand side ot' the machine, maybe of any suitable form. The form shown in the drawings, not constituting part of my invention, is not herein further described, but is described in the application of Bright, hereinbetore referred to, as the same is his invention.

The operation of the invention is as follows: The matrix-carrier A being in downwardly-swing position and having its front leg a resting on base a', Fig. f5, of countershaft Il, and compressing-arm 7.; being swung to the left of the path of movement ot the matrix-bars, the latter, together with the spaces, are suitably assembled by proper key movement to form a line of composition in front ol the mold, the latches C having their appropriate lips inserted between any two matrix-bars by reason of the latters inclines c, so as to cause release from said latches of only t-he proper matrix-bars. The

line c', Fig. 2, the assembling of matrix-bars and spaces in estimated quantity suflicient to constitute the desired line of connpiosition, he desists further key manipulation and gives treadle E its primary stroke. The operation of the members ot' the machine incident to casting each type-bar is divided into two movements, respectively, ot' the treadle and of the main driving-shaft l, each said movement of said driving-shaft being ahalfrevolution of the latter and the two together constitu ti ng a completerevolution ofthe shaft in one direction, so that the production of each cast type-bar from the machine is caused by one complete revolution ofi' the main d riving-shait subdivided into two semirevolutions in the same direction, each said complete revolution ot' the main drivin fr-shatt being the result of two full-stroke movements ot' the treadlc, respectively a primary and a secondary treadle movement.

The primary treadle movement operates through the hereinbcfore-dcscribed mechanism as follows: first,to brin compressing-arm k into position parallel with the line of composition and to a predetermined point positively fixed Yt'or the length of the line of composition when the latter is finally justified; secondly, to rotate and longitudinally move space-shaf t l), so as to cause disk-sections M ot the compound spaces to suitably move together to cause the spaces to expand theline ofi' composition to its fullest possible extent, as limited bythe set position of com pressing-arm 7u; thirdly, to move mold-slide P toward the justified line of composition, said mold-slide carrying aligning-plate l, which engages with the matrix-bars to place their matrices in line, said mold-slide also operating space-supporter N, so that the latter may provide rear bearing for the spaces as the latter are pressed at their forward edges bythe mold, said moldslide also forcing the mold closely against the front edges of the matrix-bars and the spaces ot the line of composition; fourthly, to swing the melting-pot R forwardly and upwardly with its discharge-conduit wedged tightly against the casting-chamber p3; fit'thly, to aetuate the pump-plunger in discharge of molten metal into the casting-chamber.

The secondary treadle movement, which rotates the main driving-shaft F in its final half of its complete revolution, actuates the members of the machine through the hereindescribed mechanism as follows: first, to withdraw the plunger of the pump; secondly, to withdraw the melting-pot discharge-conduit from the casting-chamber; thirdly, to move mold-slide l toward the left of the machine, thereby releasing the line ot' composition from the pressure of the mold, releasing the spaces from the pressure ol the space-supporter, swi nging up the upper mold-section, and actuating the mechanism which ejects the typebar from the casting-chamber; fourthly, to rotate the space-shal' t L in reverse to its previous movement and place the connecting mechanism in suitable position for a repeti- IOC IIO

tionof the operation thereof described under the :first treadle movement; iifthly, to move 'compressor-shaft K rearwardly and throw its arm k out of the path of movement of the matrix-bars in reverse to its movement described under the first treadle movement.

Said primary treadle movement accomplishes its previouslydescribed operation more in detail as follows: Driving-shaft F releases its cam g from slide-link g2, and counter-shaft H is thereupon quickly moved in forward rotation by the recoil of the tensionspring 7L. Base d is moved forward from leg d of the matrix-carrier, and said leg thereupon rests on base a3. Compressor-shaft K is moved longitudinally forward by pinion-and-rack gearing h2 h2, and is also partially rotated, so as to swing compressing-arm 7c upwardly and toward the right of the machine, thereby bringing said compressing-arm into parallel line with the assembled matrix-bars, the eX- tent of the said forward movement of the compressor-shaft being positively predetermined by the construction of the connecting members to correspond with the length of the type-bar to be cast. Rack-bar Z2 is thereupon released from its locked lowered position 4by arm h4 tripping bell-crank L2 from its engagement with arm Z6, and said rack-bar Z2 is quickly thrown in upward movement by the weight Z5,operatingleverL'. Saidupwardmovement of rack-bar Z2 by its engagement with pinion Z of space-shaft L rotates the latter in direction suitable to expand and justify the line of composition, and by the pin-and-groove mechanism Z15 Z16 also moves said space-shaft L longitudinally toward the rear of the machine. Such movement of the space-shaft moves the compound spaces in a transverse movement bodily toward the rear of the machine and simultaneously rotates the disksectionsM of the spaces. Said rotation of the disk-sections M, in connection with the nonrotary movement of the wing-sections M', expands the line of composition vto its fullest extent and accurately j ustiies the same, while simultaneously the matrix-bars are maintained parallel to each other throughout their entire lengths by reason of the reverse transverse inclination of the two companion sections of each compound space. The main driving-shaft thereupon, by the mechanism intermediate .thereof and the mold-slide P,

moves the latter forwardly toward the right of the machine, the aligning-plate P3 thereupon engaging with the notched edges c7 of the matrix-bars prior to the engagement of the mold with the latter, and said matrix-bars are aligned, so that their matrices maybe all in the same transverse plane suitable for casting. Such forward movement .of the moldslide also throws space-supporter N forwardly i in movement toward the left of the machine of the upper and lower mold-sections p p are forced in bearing against the front or lefthand edges of the matrix-bars and the spaces of the line of composition. Main drivingshaft F thereupon through its cam r2 operates arm R of the melting-pot R, so as to swing the latter forwardly and upwardly. Cap 35 of the discharge-conduit is forced in wedgebearing up within opening p12 of the mold, and lateral discharge-opening s2 is thereupon placed in same plane and in open communication with casting-chamberp. Driving-shaft F thereupon through its cam s operates the plunger-actuating mechanism of force-pump S, and a charge of molten metal suitable for taking a cast is discharged into the castingchamber p3. l I

After a brief duration sufiicientvto insure the cooling and proper setting of the cast type-bar thetreadle E is given its secondary movement, which actuates the previously-de-v scribed mechanism as follows: Cam s of the main shaftF draws link S2 upwardly, thereby withdrawing the plunger of the force-pump S from its forward-stroke position and placing same in position for a repetition of its metaldischarging action, said upward movement of link S3 also simultaneously placing spring S2 under tension, so that upon release of said arm by said cam said spring may have the power to again operate the metal-pump in its discharging action. The main driving-shaft thereupon,bythe mechanism connecting'same with mold-slide P, withdraws the latter from its forward position, such withdrawal of the mold-slide toward the left of the machine releasing the line of composition from the pressure of the mold and the aligning-plate against the front edges of said line of composition, also releasing the space-supporter N from its pressure against the rear side of the spaces in the line of composition, also releasing the upper mold-section p from the locking action of brace P2, also opening the upper mold-section 1J by the pin p14 and incline plane p16 and operating the ejectors which discharge the type-bar from the casting-chamber. Main driving-shaft finally, through its cam g,.oper ates slide-link g2, so as to draw connecting-rod Gr longitudinally toward the rear of the machine, thereby rotating counter-shaft H rearwardly and in turn moving compressor-shaft K toward the rear of the machine and swinging compressing-arm Zt downwardly and to the ICO IIO

left of the machine, out of the path of move- 

